Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 9,344
Impaired loans	8,163
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	5,263
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	2,900
Related allowance for credit losses	836
Commercial [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	4,377
Impaired loans	3,435
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	1,531
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	1,904
Related allowance for credit losses	623
Commercial [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses
Related allowance for credit losses
Commercial [Member] \| Owner occupied RE [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,261
Impaired loans	1,261
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	1,261
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses
Related allowance for credit losses
Commercial [Member] \| Non-owner occupied RE [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,012
Impaired loans	1,070
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	270
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	800
Related allowance for credit losses	171
Commercial [Member] \| Business [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,104
Impaired loans	1,104
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	1,104
Related allowance for credit losses	452
Consumer [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	4,967
Impaired loans	4,728
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	3,732
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	996
Related allowance for credit losses	213
Consumer [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses
Related allowance for credit losses
Consumer [Member] \| Real estate [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,638
Impaired loans	2,561
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	1,743
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	818
Related allowance for credit losses	144
Consumer [Member] \| Home equity [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,206
Impaired loans	2,044
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses	1,989
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	55
Related allowance for credit losses	55
Consumer [Member] \| Other [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of key information for impaired loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	123
Impaired loans	123
Impaired loans with no related allowance for credit losses
Impaired loans with related allowance for credit losses	123
Related allowance for credit losses	$ 14

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